Fatty acid profile, minor bioactive constituents and physicochemical properties of insect-based oils: A comprehensive review
Insect-based food or ingredients have received tremendous attention worldwide because of their potential to ensure food and nutrition security, mitigating the reliance on land-dependent agricultural products. Indeed, insect-farming has low environmental impacts with reduced land, water and energy in...
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| author | Yap, Jeremy Wee-Lek Lee, Yee-Ying Tang, Teck-Kim Chong, Li-Choo Kuan, Chee-Hao Lai, Oi-Ming Phuah, Eng-Tong |
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| description | Insect-based food or ingredients have received tremendous attention worldwide because of their potential to ensure food and nutrition security, mitigating the reliance on land-dependent agricultural products. Indeed, insect-farming has low environmental impacts with reduced land, water and energy input. More importantly, insects are rich in high quality proteins and fats. They are also excellent sources of minerals, vitamins and bioactive compounds. Insect-based lipids are intriguing because they may contain high levels of unsaturated fatty acids particularly linoleic and α-linolenic acids. Besides, the insect-based lipids also show a considerable amount of bioactive components such as tocols, sterols and carotenoids. However, their fatty acid compositions and the nutritional values may vary depending on species, feed composition, developmental stage, geographical locations, and extraction techniques. Therefore, the present article aims to provide a comprehensive review on the fatty acid composition, the minor bioactive constituents and the physicochemical properties of fats and oils derived from insects of different orders (Coleoptera, Lepidoptera, Hymenoptera, Orthoptera, Hemiptera and Diptera). The various parameters affecting the nutritional compositions of the insect-based lipids will also be highlighted. These information will definitely provide a detailed insight on the potential applications of these fats in various food systems based on their unique properties. |
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| spelling | upm-1079892024-09-26T04:33:27Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/107989/ Fatty acid profile, minor bioactive constituents and physicochemical properties of insect-based oils: A comprehensive review Yap, Jeremy Wee-Lek Lee, Yee-Ying Tang, Teck-Kim Chong, Li-Choo Kuan, Chee-Hao Lai, Oi-Ming Phuah, Eng-Tong Insect-based food or ingredients have received tremendous attention worldwide because of their potential to ensure food and nutrition security, mitigating the reliance on land-dependent agricultural products. Indeed, insect-farming has low environmental impacts with reduced land, water and energy input. More importantly, insects are rich in high quality proteins and fats. They are also excellent sources of minerals, vitamins and bioactive compounds. Insect-based lipids are intriguing because they may contain high levels of unsaturated fatty acids particularly linoleic and α-linolenic acids. Besides, the insect-based lipids also show a considerable amount of bioactive components such as tocols, sterols and carotenoids. However, their fatty acid compositions and the nutritional values may vary depending on species, feed composition, developmental stage, geographical locations, and extraction techniques. Therefore, the present article aims to provide a comprehensive review on the fatty acid composition, the minor bioactive constituents and the physicochemical properties of fats and oils derived from insects of different orders (Coleoptera, Lepidoptera, Hymenoptera, Orthoptera, Hemiptera and Diptera). The various parameters affecting the nutritional compositions of the insect-based lipids will also be highlighted. These information will definitely provide a detailed insight on the potential applications of these fats in various food systems based on their unique properties. Taylor and Francis 2023 Article PeerReviewed Yap, Jeremy Wee-Lek and Lee, Yee-Ying and Tang, Teck-Kim and Chong, Li-Choo and Kuan, Chee-Hao and Lai, Oi-Ming and Phuah, Eng-Tong (2023) Fatty acid profile, minor bioactive constituents and physicochemical properties of insect-based oils: A comprehensive review. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 63 (21). pp. 5231-5246. ISSN 1040-8398; ESSN: 1549-7852 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10408398.2021.2015681 10.1080/10408398.2021.2015681 |
| spellingShingle | Yap, Jeremy Wee-Lek Lee, Yee-Ying Tang, Teck-Kim Chong, Li-Choo Kuan, Chee-Hao Lai, Oi-Ming Phuah, Eng-Tong Fatty acid profile, minor bioactive constituents and physicochemical properties of insect-based oils: A comprehensive review |
| title | Fatty acid profile, minor bioactive constituents and physicochemical properties of insect-based oils: A comprehensive review |
| title_full | Fatty acid profile, minor bioactive constituents and physicochemical properties of insect-based oils: A comprehensive review |
| title_fullStr | Fatty acid profile, minor bioactive constituents and physicochemical properties of insect-based oils: A comprehensive review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fatty acid profile, minor bioactive constituents and physicochemical properties of insect-based oils: A comprehensive review |
| title_short | Fatty acid profile, minor bioactive constituents and physicochemical properties of insect-based oils: A comprehensive review |
| title_sort | fatty acid profile, minor bioactive constituents and physicochemical properties of insect-based oils: a comprehensive review |
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